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Examples of pre-colonial African literature can be traced back to at least the fourth century AD. The best-known is the Kebra Negast , or "Book of Kings" from the 14th century AD. [ 1 ] Another well-known book is the Garima Gospels , one of the oldest known surviving bibles in the world, written in Ge'ez around 500 AD.
African poetry encompasses a wide variety of traditions arising from Africa's 55 countries and from evolving trends within different literary genres.The field is complex, primarily because of Africa's original linguistic and cultural diversity and partly because of the effects of slavery and colonisation, the believe in religion and social life which resulted in English, Portuguese and French ...
A colonial plantation owner during Spanish colonial times recreates the last supper using slaves, in order to teach them about Christianity. The Last Tasmanian: Extinction: 1980 Tells the story of the European colonization of Tasmania and the ultimate fate of the Tasmanian people.Video: Latin History for Morons: 2018
It's hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction to emerge from Africa. But Things Fall Apart was written in English, sparking debate about the colonisation of language.
Oral traditions have been utilised in many historical fields, however are most associated with pre-colonial African history. [124] Historians generally view oral traditions as neither entirely symbolic or wholly true, but a synthesis of the two, requiring great skill and subtlety to separate them. [125]: 11
Kenya has a strong tradition of oral literature, which continues today in several languages. [1] As a result of Kenya's history, including a period where it was a former British colony, Kenyan literature concurrently belongs to several bodies of writing, including that of the Commonwealth of Nations and of Africa as a whole. [1]
Senegalese literature is written or literary work (novels, poetry, plays and films) which has been produced by writers born in the West African state. Senegalese literary works are mostly written in French , [ 1 ] the language of the colonial administration.
African historiography is a branch of historiography concerning the African continent, its peoples, nations and variety of written and non-written histories.It has differentiated itself from other continental areas of historiography due to its multidisciplinary nature, as Africa's unique and varied methods of recording history have resulted in a lack of an established set of historical works ...